Puerto Rico has always brought strong teams into the Caribbean World Series, though they have not won a championship since Criollos de Caguas won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. Indios was one of three teams that finished with a 2-2 record in the opening round, though they lost to Mexico like everyone else did.

At the 67th Caribbean Series on Monday, the Cardenales de Lara (Venezuela) looked to be in danger of falling in an 0-3 hole in the four-game, round-robin elimination stage after Indios de Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) took a four-run lead in the bottom of the third inning.